Definition & Meaning

harm; damage; disadvantage; evil

Word usage

hài chu

害 处

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n.harm; damage; disadvantage; evil
- zhǐ yǒu hài chu méi yǒu hǎo chu
  只有害处，没有好处。
  This is all bad and not at all good.
- hē jiǔ duì shēn tǐ yǒu hài chu
  喝酒对身体有害处。
  Excessive alcohol intake damages one's health.
- guò dù xī yān duì shēn tǐ yǒu hài chu
  过度吸烟对身体有害处。
  Excessive smoking is harmful to one's health.
- yǒu guān xī yān de hài chu wǒ yǒu hěn duō huà xiǎng shuō
  有关吸烟的害处我有很多话想说。
  I have much to say about the harm of smoking.
synonym
huài chu坏处
antonym
lì yì利益 hǎo chu好处 yì chù益处

Word usage

Note
"害处" is different from "坏处". "坏处" can refer to the shortcomings and faults of a person, such as "别记着人家的坏处"; "害处" cannot be used in this way.
common measure word
"害处" is often matched with measure word "个"or"种".
- 一个害处
  one harm
- 一种害处
  one kind of harm

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